EDUCATION 1981 to 1986 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honors
Summer 1984 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Study Abroad - Cortona, Italy
Melissa A. McCann l ASLA
1500 Park Avenue Unit 402 Emeryville CA 94608 Senior Project Designer | Manager t 415.218.4618 Registered Landscape Architect: e [email protected] CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222
PRAXIS AWARDS | PUBLICATIONS 2006 to 2012 Port of Los Angeles SENIOR ASSOCIATE | DESIGNER + MANAGER WILMINGTON WATERFRONT PARK Sasaki Associates Finalist - ULI Open Space Awards 2013 San Francisco CA + Watertown MA Boston Society of Architects Women in Design Exhibit: Urban Interventions 2013 Landscape Architecture Magazine April 2012 1999 to 2006 Landscape World Magazine 2012 PARTNER National Best Landscape | Hardscape | Urban Development Wagner McCann Studio [Currently Wagner Hodgson] Engineering News Record 2011 Burlington VT Merit Award - Engineering Excellence 2012 American Council of Engineering Companies CA Chapter 1996 to 1999 Project of the Year Award 2011 SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER American Public Works Association Southern Chapter Leavesden Development London United Kingdom WILMINGTON WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT Honor Award - American Society of Landscape Architects 1993 to 1996 Northern California Chapter 2007 SENIOR ASSOCIATE Citation - Excellence in Urban Design Sasaki Associates American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter Watertown MA Design Awards Program 2007 1991 to 1993 University of Arizona LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT STUDENT RECREATION CENTER EXPANSION POBLA [Patricia OBrien Landscape Architecture] LEED Platinum Rating 2010 San Francisco CA Award of Merit - American Institute of Architects Orange County Chapter 2010 1989 to 1991 Award of Merit - Best Public | Private Special Use LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PCBC Gold Nugget Awards Program 2010 Murase Associates Seattle WA AFFILIATIONS 1987 to 1989 American Society of Landscape Architects ASSOCIATE Congress for New Urbanism Sasaki Associates Urban Land Institute Watertown MA
1986 to 1987 SKILLS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Adobe Creative Suite 5 Pressley Associates Adobe Acrobat X Pro Cambridge MA Microsoft Office Suite 2010 + Mac 2011 Deltek Vision | Buzzsaw | Bluebeam Microsoft Outlook | Lotus Notes Google Gmail + Apps Hand Drawing | AutoCAD EDUCATION 1981 to 1986 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honors
Summer 1984 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Study Abroad - Cortona, Italy
Senior Project Designer | Manager Melissa A. McCann l ASLA Registered Landscape Architect: CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222
PRAXIS 2006 to 2012 Successful urban landscape practice leader focused on interdisciplinary design + SENIOR ASSOCIATE | management of complex international and domestic urban design, planning and public open space projects. Expertise in business development, marketing, design DESIGNER + MANAGER intiation + development, project management, public outreach, client relations, staff Sasaki Associates mentorship, and corporate administration. Strong sustainable design leadership from San Francisco CA + Watertown MA conceptual design through thoughtful form. Efficiently managing diverse public + private sector projects with a range of design teams averaging 8 to 40 people and combined project values from $12M to $285M.
1999 to 2006 Joint practice design and management leadership with responsibility for business PARTNER development, marketing, office and contract administration, human resources, design direction + development, project management, client communications + presentations, Wagner McCann Studio technical + quality control and all phases of project documentation - from planning to [Currently Wagner + Hodgson] built form, for public|civic, institutional, commercial, tourism and residential open space Burlington VT projects. Adept at collaborating with design teams averaging 4 to 15 people and combined project values of $3M to $60M.
1996 to 1999 Design Manager for a large mixed-use development of London Studio City including SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER state-of-the-art film studios, studio theme park, retail, food | beverage, office campus, and residential community with a combined project value of $800M GBP. Responsible Leavesden Development for establishing design intent for all urban design, site and landscape components of the London United Kingdom project, design direction, design team management ranging from 10 to 50 real estate, design, engineering, construction and marketing professionals as well as contract procurement | administration, design initiation, design standards, code analysis, project budget, and project approvals.
1993 to 1996 Senior designer | manager working collaboratively with urban designers, engineers, and SENIOR ASSOCIATE architects on domestic and international large-scale planning and urban design, waterfront parks, institutional campuses, and transportation designs. Responsibilities Sasaki Associates included concept design initiation and development, presentation and marketing graph- Watertown MA ics, client communication, staff development and project documentation.
1991 to 1993 Planning, design and project management of local and regional site | landscape projects LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT including institutional | corporate campuses, parks + single to multi-family residential projects with combined total project values ranging from $100,000 to $20M. Responsi- POBLA bilities included schematic design, design development, planting design, project [Patricia OBrien Landscape Architecture] documentation, project scheduling | budgets, field observation, consultant coordination San Francisco CA as well as marketing | presentation graphics, award submittals, + marketing assistance.
1989 to 1991 Primary responsibilities included planning, design and management of complex local LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT urban waterfront + public realm projects including the Seattle Central Waterfront Master Plan + Port of Seattle Headquarters at Pier 69. Other tasks included concept design Murase Associates initiation, design development, project documentation, planting design, project market- Seattle WA ing including proposal packages in response to RFPs|RPQs, marketing | presentation graphics, staff development + management of design team ranging from 2 to 10.
1987 to 1989 Landscape Architect responsible for design development + project documentation of ASSOCIATE mixed-use developments, corporate campuses and public realm projects at broad range of scales domestically and abroad. Responsibilities included assisting senior Sasaki Associates designers working collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams for dynamic urban and Watertown MA campus landscapes, green infrastructure on urban brownfield sites, cultural landscapes and World Heritage sites. Tasks included all phases of project documentation, cost estimating, site models and presentation graphics.
1986 to 1987 Project Designer | Manager responsibilities included design initiation, design develop- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ment, project documentation, construction observation as well as marketing | presenta- tion graphics for a diverse range of private and public realm projects. Successful skills Pressley Associates included project management; design and technical drawing acumen; urban design Cambridge MA guidelines; research, analysis and renovation strategies for historic Olmsted public landscapes and the urban redevelopment of the public realm + parks in downtown Springfield + Boston, MA . PRESENTATIONS 2010 Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting “Transformation of the Wilmington Waterfront”
2008 San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association “The New Master Plan for the Port of Los Angeles - Wilmington Waterfront Development” April
2004 Rhode Island School of Design “Inside Wagner McCann Studio” Fall Semester
Senior Project Designer | Manager Melissa A. McCann l ASLA Registered Landscape Architect: CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222
AWARDS Port of Los Angeles ECHO at Leahy Center for Lake Champlain WILMINGTON WATERFRONT PARK Merit Award - Vermont Public Space Awards 2004 Finalist - ULI Open Space Awards 2013 Excellence in Architecture Design Award Boston Society of Architects American Institute of Architects - Vermont Chapter 2003 Women in Design Exhibit: Urban Interventions 2013 National Build Award - Environmental Enhancement Class Winooski Downtown Redevelopment The Associated General Contractors of America 2012 Smart Growth Award - Environmental Protection Agency 2006 National Best Landscape | Hardscape | Urban Development Honorable Mention - Vermont Public Space Award 2004 Merit Award - Engineering Excellence 2012 Merit Award - Vermont Planner’s Association 2002 American Council of Engineering Companies CA Chapter Engineering News Record 2011 Interstate 89 Williston VT Rest Areas California's Best Landscape | Hardscape | Urban Development Honor Award - ASLA Vermont Chapter 2003 Engineering News Record 2011 Project of the Year Award - American Public Works Association St. Michael’s College Southern CA Chapter 2011 HOEHL WELCOME CENTER Excellence in Architecture Design Award WILMINGTON WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT American Institute of Architects - Vermont Chapter 2003 Honor Award - American Society of Landscape Architects Northern California Chapter 2007 Citation - Excellence in Urban Design PUBLICATIONS AIA San Francisco Chapter Design Awards Program 2007 2012 Landscape Architecture Magazine April University of Arizona “Reparations Become a Park” Jennifer Zell STUDENT RECREATION CENTER EXPANSION LEED Platinum Rating 2010 2012 Landscape Architect + Specifier “Promendaing at Wilmington Waterfront Park” Stephen Kelly Award of Merit - American Institute of Architects Orange County Chapter 2010 2012 Landscape World Magazine 56 Award of Merit - Best Public | Private Special Use Wilmington Waterfront Park PCBC Gold Nugget Awards Program 2010 2011 World Landscape Architecture 04 Wilmington Waterfront Park Beidaihe New District Master Plan Green Building Award Finalist Planning Study 2009 Intersection + Convergence Project Research and Planning - Hong Kong + Asia Pacific Sasaki Associates Oro Editions
Caohai North Shore 2006 International New Landscape December Design Excellence Award for Master Planning John Hopkins Broadway School of Research Business Week | Architectural Record China Awards 2006 Custom Home Outdoor Winter Issue Shui on Land Limited Red Rocks Residence
University of Hong Kong 2005 Farmhouse: New Amercian Style, Neill Heath CENTENNIAL CAMPUS MASTER PLAN Wagner Residence Merit Award for Research & Planning Studies Category 2004 Landscape Architecture Magazine January Hong Kong Professional Green Building Council 2008 Details - "Right Off The Farm." Jeffrey Hodgson Thompsons Point Residence 2004 Landscape Architecture Magazine - March Honor Award - Vermont Chapter ASLA 2007 Details - "Band of Light." Jeffrey Hodgson 2004 Deck & Patio Tauton Design Press Middlebury College ROSS COMMONS 2003 Gardens Without Boundaries Paul Cooper Mitchell Beazley Design Award - American Institute of Architects Connecticut Chapter 2005 2002 Land Forum - Issue #13 Blaxill Residence and Burton Snowboards Headquarters Red Rocks Residence 2001 Radical Landscapes Jane Amidon Honor Award - ASLA Vermont Chapter 2005 Reinventing Outdoor Space University of California Berkeley - Tang Health Center; Berkeley, CA* University of Hong Kong - Centennial Campus Master Plan; Hong Kong University of Maryland - Student Recreation Facility; College Park, MD University of New Hampshire - Gables Residence Halls; Durham, NH* Westfield State College - New Residence Hall Complex; Westfield, MA*
Senior Project Designer | Manager Melissa A. McCann l ASLA Registered Landscape Architect: CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222
PROJECT EXPERIENCE URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN EXPERIENCE RESIDENTIAL | COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DESIGN Beidaihe New District Master Plan; Qinhuangdao, China 101 Valencia Street Housing; San Francisco, CA* Beidaihe Urban Design Plan; Qinhuangdao, China 1901 Van Ness Condominiums; San Francisco, CA* Calverton Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant; Riverhead, NY Blaxill Residence; Cambridge, MA* Caohai North Shore Master Plan; Kunming, China Hoffer Residence; Alameda, CA* Capitol Expressway Bus Rapid Transit; San Jose, CA North Hill Residence; Stowe, VT* Capitol Expressway Light Rail Extension; San Jose, CA Petkewich Residence; Oakland, CA* Chattanooga River Center + Waterfront District; Chattanooga, TN Red Rocks Residence; Colchester, VT* Chicago Central Area Circulator: Light Rail Transit System - Rivercrest Residential Community; Hanover, NH* Urban Design Guidelines; Chicago, IL Shelburne Point Residence; Shelburne, VT* Colchester Town Center Master Plan; Colchester, VT* Thompson’s Point Residence; Charlotte, VT* Cottonwood Creek Mixed Use Plan; Holladay, UT Daguan Park; Kunming, China RECREATION AND TOURISM EXPERIENCE Dallas Fort Worth Airport – Landside Master Plan; Dallas, TX* Aphrodite Resort; Cyprus G. Bush Intercontinental Airport – Landside Master Plan; Houston, TX* Avalon North Railroad Green + Streetscape; Los Angeles, CA Glastonbury Tech Center; Glastonbury, CT Avalon Waterfront Park; Los Angeles, CA Golden Dream Bay; Qinhuangdou, China Beirut Waterfront Park; Beirut, Lebanon Grasse Road Master Plan – Phase III; Hanover, NH* Berkshire Botanical Garden; Stockbridge, MA Griffiss Air Force Base Reuse Plan; Rome, NY Dorchester Shores Beach Restoration; Dorchester, MA Gonghuacheng Technology Business District; Beijing, China Garden in the Woods; Framingham, MA Hanover Downtown Sargeant Block Master Plan; Hanover, NH* Hermann Park Competition; Houston, TX* Hanover Downtown South Block Redevelopment; Hanover, NH* Lake Amistad Recreation Area; Del Rio, TX Island Dock Brownfield Redevelopment; Kingston, NY* Lashi Lake Resort Master Plan; Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China Logan International Airport Terminal Area Projects; Boston, MA North End Park; Boston, MA* London Studio City, London, England Paramount Parks Master Planning: USA and Canada Marina Zayed Master Plan; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Shangri-La Retreat: Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China Miamisburg Mound Comprehensive Reuse Plan Miamisburg, OH Spruce Peak Mountain Resort; Stowe, VT* Port of Los Angeles - Wilmington Waterfront Development Master Plan; Topnotch Resort and Spa; Stowe, VT* Los Angeles, CA Vermont Arts Council – Sculpture Garden; Montpelier, VT* Potomac Greens; Alexandria, VA Virgin Gorda Yacht Club; Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Potomac Lakes; Loudon County, VA Wilmington Waterfront Park; Los Angeles, CA Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront Master Plan; Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada Winooski Downtown Urban Parks + Streetscape; Winooski, VT* Seattle Central Waterfront Master Plan; Seattle, WA* Winooski River Greenway; Montpelier, VT* Seattle Center reVision Competition; Seattle, WA Springfield Parking Facility + Streetscape; Springfield, MA* CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT Tennessee Aquarium + Waterfront Park, Chattanooga, TN American Optical Corporate Master Plan; Southbridge, MA Boston Science Center; Boston, MA INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING AND DESIGN Brigham + Women’s Hospital - Urban Public Realm; Boston, MA* Allegheny College - Tower Point Residence Halls; Meadville, PA* Children’s Hospital - Ambulatory + Main Campus; Oakland, CA* Brandeis University Sports + Convocation Center; Waltham, MA Department of Defense - Education Center; Southbridge, MA Bridgewater State College, Residence Halls; Bridgewater, MA* EMC² Office + Manufacturing Facility; Middleborough, MA ECHO at Leahy Center for Lake Champlain; Burlington, VT* General Investment + Development, Master Plan; Middleborough, MA John Hopkins University – Broadway School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD* PepsiCo Corporate Headquarters, Site Improvements; Purchase, NY John Tyler Community College - Master Plan; Midlothian, VA Ram Island Farm, Sprague Corporation; Cape Elizabeth, ME Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate; Pocantico Hills, NY Seattle Port Authority Headquarters - Pier 69; Seattle, WA* Middlebury College - Fine Arts Center; Middlebury, VT Southpointe Corporate Center, Development; Middleborough, MA Middlebury College - Ross Commons; Middlebury, VT* Suter + Suter Headquarters; Zurich, Switzerland Simmons College - School of Management; Boston, MA* United States Court of Appeals; San Francisco, CA* University of Arizona - Student Recreation Center; Tucson, AZ United Technologies Site Accommodation Study; Bloomfield, CT